Pass the sunglasses, Gibson have been in the paint box again...

[Not_the_DJ]

Really not sure about the green one, but "I think" I quite like the look of the red one.

http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Elec...ul-Studio.aspx

[Tuscan777]

I like the green one, but probably won't this time next week.

Bit of a 'fad' colour.

[daveyh]

$2,199????

[Skipped]

At last - Gibson are finally listening to those customers who have been asking for a green Les paul with a Granadillo board.

[Not_the_DJ]

At last - Gibson are finally listening to those customers who have been asking for a green Les paul with a Granadillo board.

[Bidley]

At least it's different!

[evilmags]

Granadillo is another name for Cocobolo. Which if the Cocobolo fretboard on my Nathan Sheppardis anything to go by is a dramatic improvement on baked Maple and Indian Rosewood. It is a genuine Rosewood species (Dalbergia Retusa) as opposed to a lot of woods (Sapalele being the most common) that get passed off as Rosewood.

[Monoamine]

oh snap

[WezV]

Granadillo is another name for Cocobolo. Which if the Cocobolo fretboard on my Nathan Sheppardis anything to go by is a dramatic improvement on baked Maple and Indian Rosewood. It is a genuine Rosewood species (Dalbergia Retusa) as opposed to a lot of woods (Sapalele being the most common) that get passed off as Rosewood.

granadillo and cocobolo the same thing - are you sure?


hmm, apparently you are right. Dalbergia retusa (cocobolo) is sometimes referred to as granadillo


but it is also used to describe other woods like Platymiscum yucatanum - which is often called mexican rosewood (as is botcote which is more of a streaky yellow/green/brown wood) and is a lot more boring and less oily than cocobolo - similar brick red colour but less interesting grain. I have some of it actually, it is a good fretboard wood


from the look of the stuff gibson are using i would say it is not cocobolo